I've bred I love them. these for 43 years. They are so adaptable, it's not funny. They love climbing, digging but don't disturb growing plants. They are beyond friendly. They lose their fear of people very quickly. They don't need to hide at all. They seem to crave interaction. I love them. West Coast of Scotland here btw!
They are just look like sand version of loach. So cute and easy to handle(In my case. Especially compare with Sandfish skink, they are just so easy.)and care. And also they actually show themselves a lot when they're in cage. Not just keep hiding in sand but playing on their toys. My favorite lizard.
I don't think I've ever seen a reptile taking a nap. While you were talking about how great inks art he was nodding out. I love that. That means she was relaxed. I too love a blue tongue skink and that's thanks to you Clint!
Hi Clint. Love the video. I've enjoyed my Ocellated Skink for 30 years now. Yes 30 years! His/Her? Name is "Slick". Handleability more like negative 2 LoL. Tough as nails. Mine enjoys a bioactive setup with live plants. It eats lots of greens and fruits with the occasional mealworm or silkworm and cricket.
I really appreciate that you wear a mask whenever the cameraman comes nearer to you for better close-up shots :) It's a very responsible thing to do, and sets a great example for those watching. Great video as always, thanks for sharing such a nifty animal!
I got one of these cuties recently and I can say not only is it fun to watch it move around, but it LOVES basking! Very entertaining no need to handle it :)
This comment is unrelated to this video. I just had my first run in with mites in twenty years of keeping a variety of reptiles and freaked out. I did a lot of reading and watched a ton of videos, and realized you guys don't have one. That would be awesome because I'm willing to bet that it would become the best mite prevention/treatment video on RU-vid. Thanks for all that you do!
I've had one of these little guys for a while now, and tbh you were NOT joking about them hating being handled lol. I cant hand feed him at all! I have to let crickets and beetles and mealworms loose in his terrarium (often injured to slow them down) so he can hunt by himself when I'm not around. I'm working on getting him more used to me, but I can tell it's going to take a while. Occelated skinks are so cute and such fascinating pets, but theyre very skittish and-- in my experience-- require a lot of patience!
It's funny that many skink species are anti-social, because that family also includes things like the Shingle-back (which pairs for life) and the Australian spiny-tailed skinks (which form family groups).
So glad I found this video! My ocellated skink that I got a month ago just had babies. So glad to know they love being in a community, I was pretty nervous about having to buy extra tanks lmao
@@lizpurnell8549 yes! So far no problems, the biggest issue has to be food distribution. So definitely putting out a full dish of food (veggies/boiled eggs/fruit/wet dog food) this makes it easier for all of them to eat
Skinks are such wonderful little beasts. I have an idea for you! I'm not sure whether there's a feature already that does this, but I would love to see who the current champ is in each category! Who holds thr highest overall rank for snake, skink, monitor, agamid, iguanid, land turtle, water turtle, invertebrate, etc. Possibly a once a year category champ list video, or a playlist with the current champs? Just an idea. I love the format of your videos, and am constantly blown away by the variety of amazing animals you bring to light. I truly appreciate all the hard work you and your team do to make this possible. And Anthony along with all the folks who support the channel and reptile room to keep this awesome dream moving forward. Love y'all!
Clint i gotta say, you are my favorite youtuber. You dont seem bored or like your putting on some act. I love watching these videos, and you radiate enthusiasm. You have really given me motivation to have fun and keep some herps. Also i mean this as a compliment, but you kinda look like a gecko haha. You have put so much effort into this channel, im glad your channel is doing well! Im exited for future videos.
Have you heard of Northwestern Alligator lizards? Small cuties. I have a wild caught and she is such a sweetheart. Her name is Lizlord and she does excellently in captivity. They look like itty bitty skinks
at 3:41 when clint lifts the -invasive- versatile travel noodle off his hand and it flails it's itty bitty arm to try to will clints hand back? precious.
Hi Clint! I just got my Brazilian Rainbow Boa girl earlier this year, so when I saw the BRB on your livestream yesterday I was so excited! I can’t wait for the BRB video, my girl Keshet and I will be waiting! Also my veiled Karma has surgery Tuesday, I hope it goes well! Your videos also have inspired me to use the should we take reptiles out of the wild for the pet trade? As a topic for my global perspectives research paper. I hope you keep doing what you are doing because these videos are the best on the platform! Stay safe!
I love ocellated skinks. You used to see them all the time at pet shops in the 90s. I had one for years and then it escaped and I never saw it again. Fast forward 25 years and I found some cbb for sale. Scooped them right up. They are awesome animals and get used to you to the point where they take food from your fingers.
I LOVE my ocellated Skinks! I have 8 in one group and also a group of juveniles (about 18). They love wet dog food and fruit gecko diet. I agree wholeheartedly, they should be more popular! I have my set up with cork tubes and barks. They hide under the cork and chase each other and bugs through the tubes. Everyone needs a stinkin skinkin awesome occelated skink! (or 8)
These things are so tough that i know of quite a few people who keep them outside most of the year here in the UK where temperatures often go down to -5c in late autumn.
One of my cats found one in our yard. I live i Greece, Athens. After some days my cat brought me one more without a tail. I keep them both together. We have no mountain close here and my yard has only flower pots. No soil on the ground or any trees. They were a nice gift for my collection!
One of my locally owned pet store have these so I decided to look into them since I have an empty enclosure. And i really want a lizard species that I can cohab.
@@ClintsReptiles I'm in Abu Dhabi, and they used to roam in a small area by a beach. Sadly they're gone now, although I do have geckos and jumping spiders in my garden!
Sounds kinda similar to mourninggeckos in care and colony, but i enjoy my new mourninggeckos so much more than most skink,but maybe that changes overtime, thanks to you for showing these beatifuel animals.
Woah this was a lizard I honestly didnt know existed! Always brilliant to learn of a new skink especially such a beautiful little creature. It sounds odd but thats a skink that looks the most like a skink that Ive ever seen. And those can be found in Great Britain?! Ill keep my eyes out then 😉
Reptifiles is awesome, the only place I have been able to find information that applies to my Gold Tegu, Thank you so much for your work! And yes, as of recently there is a guide for the oscillated skinks, which I am currently practically memorizing as I have the opportunity to purchase an established enclosure with 5 tenants, so I need to know as much as I can before decision time. 😀
Excellent video as usual! I'd honestly never heard of these. I hope the hobby gets filled with an even greater variety of happy, captive-bred skinks. Mariah also was engaging, she makes a skilled host!
When i bought mine the moment the enclosure door opened (they’re vertical doors) he flew out the cage and was running around the store; all the employees in the area were trying to catch him…took about 20 minutes…they’re crazy fast its kind of scary. Good to know my Jasper is an athlete!
Clint! Love your videos, been a fan for feels like years! I recently got the obvious best pet reptile, a blue and gold macaw. If you ever do a video on macaws I would gladly let you use her. Shes still a baby but an absolute sweet heart. Captive bred, used to people
Back in the 90's I had one of these skinks. I kept it with my Leopard Gecko group, and I only ever seen it when I put insects in at night, as it was under the sand most of the time.
